Number of mass layoff events, October of each year, 
1995-2002

			
Oct. 1995	 1,070 	
Oct. 1996	 1,289 	
Oct. 1997	 1,414 	
Oct. 1998	 1,553 	
Oct. 1999	 1,098 	
Oct. 2000	   874 	
Oct. 2001	 1,831 	
Oct. 2002 (p)	 1,497 	
			
			
p=preliminary